The West Indies in 1837 : being the journal of a visit to Antigua, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbadoes, and Jamaica; undertaken for the purpose of ascertaining the actual condition of the Negro population of those islands / By Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey.

  • Joseph Sturge
Date:
1838
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Credit: The West Indies in 1837 : being the journal of a visit to Antigua, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbadoes, and Jamaica; undertaken for the purpose of ascertaining the actual condition of the Negro population of those islands / By Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE OF MEDICAL ATTENDANCE ON THE SUGAR ESTATE. Through the years 1829 1830 1834 1835 1836 Visits of Medical Attendant ..- 217 237 13] 115 111 Patients prescribed for .-- .-- 4516 4067 834 554 867 Sides of foolscap written upon... 398 276 re 50 66 DISTRIBUTION OF LABOR. On Ist Jan. 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 in Agricultural labor, viz. First gang «---------) ee 135 131 135 134 122 DECONE dO. -- 24002205 meres ee 60 60 60 59 64 A Miu gels «(cl tecdenancemeeeoneen 34 33 34 38 30 ADOT GRGON Soe-een oe coe eee mee 27 o7 oF 11 16 Caring Stock ---.--------++- 16 17 16 13 14 WW AEIOUS SOUS <22-225-2--+<- 19 17 19 16 13 dqriss Cutierd-.--- -c---=:7- 15 17 15 19 18 Waicomen...------..----- 24 25 24 25 26 330 —327 —330 —315 —303 Mechanics, &c. viz.-- --- Domestics «-------+-+++5+++- 15 15 13 16 15 Carpenters -----.-.---...+.-. 2 3 a 11 1] Coopers eres csie Ssiegel syoatvi=ie 07s 10 8 10 9 8 INEAS OI Si poe se be ett teas a 7 a 6 7 SIT ITS Baottere soe ae Ronen Ce 1 1 ] 1 ] —42 —40 —40 —43 —42 Total that werk ---+-:-- 372 367 370 358 345 DRG AS OO oc ce sede ae thawee 4 3 4 4 ] Invalids -..--+..-:s0:000 al 2 16 12 18 24 With six children or up- 4 6 7 6 3 WOPGS: . Gommattae oie Servants at Great House 14 13 14 12 9 Young children,....... 45 46 45 50 64 Total that don’t work .-- —82 —884 —82 —9I0 —I101 No. of Negros ....+.. 464 451 452 448 446 COMPARATIVE VIEW OF TIME DUE FROM THE NEGROS TO THE ESTATE. ’ z Slavery. Apprenticeship. No. of working days in the year 280 231 Negro days ~ ~ ~ m » o 33 82 PUGS nace te) en on ats 52 52 Total ~~ « «» « 365 365 23